although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
striking; remarkable; considerable
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
marriage proposal; marriage talks
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
both; both sides; both parties
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
innumerable; countless; numberless
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
while; during (the time when)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
footpath; walkway; sidewalk